Srebrenica massacre

The Srebrenica massacre occurred from 11 to 22 July 1995 in the Bosnian town of Srebrenica during the Bosnian War. Following an attack on Serb forces from the Bosnian enclave of Srebrenica, the Republika Srpska decided to retaliate against the Bosniaks by capturing the town, which was designated as a United Nations "safe zone". The Bosnian Serb forces, including paramilitary forces, massacred 8,373 Bosniak men and boys, and the massacre was later described as a "genocide". The massacre led to NATO launching "Operation Deliberate Force" to weaken the Serb offensive against the Bosniaks and to prevent future massacres from occurring.